This may be the only time a minister has instructed people to take a closer look at porn.YouTubeAnother penis outside a Pompeii bathhouse. If you were walking through the city of Pompeii around 100 B.C., you’d see a wide amphitheater, ornately-constructed bathhouses, column-lined temples…and penises. Lots of penises. Around 80 percent of the artwork decorating this ancient Roman town would be considered explicit today, according to Rev. Canon Steve Chalke, a prominent British evangelical Christian.

Founded in the 1960s by Brazilian mystic Neiva Chaves Zelaya, Valley of the Dawn, a.k.a. Vale do Amanhecer, claims that its followers are reincarnated aliens. The entrance to Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn, or Sunrise Valley), a religious community on the outskirts of Planaltina, outside the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images A Nymph (a female member of the Valley of the Dawn religious community), walks past a shop.

Valentina Vassilyev holds the world record for "Most Prolific Mother" as she allegedly gave birth 27 times to 69 children between 1725 and 1765.Wellcome ImagesLittle is known about Valentina Vassilyev — even her real first name. In 1725, a Russian peasant gave birth for the first time. That alone would not be worth noting – except that she purportedly went on to have 26 more pregnancies. In all, Valentina Vassilyev is believed to have had an eye-popping 69 children thanks to births of twins, triplets, and quadruplets.

What happened on this day in history: Elvis Presley is born in Mississippi, the Watergate trial begins, and other historically significant events from January 8th.1642: Italian Astronomer Galileo Galilei Dies Galileo Galilei dies in Arcetri, Italy at the age of 77. Found guilty of heresy in 1633 because he claimed that the Earth orbited the sun, the astronomer died while under house arrest. Three hundred and fifty years later, the Catholic Church apologized and admitted Galilei was right.

What happened on this day in history: Mary, Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, Jamestown settlers arrive in Virginia, and more important events from this date.1568: Mary, Queen of Scots Is Defeated By Scottish Protestants Mary, Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside in Glasgow. At just six days old, Mary became Queen of Scotland after the death of her father, King James V.